There’s nothing wrong with showing emotion and crying,” Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff said, after rumors about her well-being began circulating after she was photographed crying during Harris’ concession speech.

The daughter of second gentleman Douglas Emhoff was seen crying during the vice president’s concession speech at Howard University.

Ella Emhoff spoke out about rumors she had a mental breakdown following stepmom and Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

Ella Emhoff is denying rumors about her mental health. On Saturday, Nov. 9, Kamala Harris ’ stepdaughter, 25, reacted to rumors having a mental breakdown and getting hospitalized after the 2024 presidential election with an impassioned post on her Instagram Stories.

Vice President Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff publicly reassured fans that she was not having a mental breakdown Saturday, after rumors swirled she had been checked into an institution after being devastated by the results of the presidential election.

“Also fuck you if you’re out there spreading that,” Emhoff, the daughter of Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, wrote. “There’s nothing wrong with showing emotion and crying. Anyone who says there is probably needs a good cry.”

Ella Emhoff has addressed rumors claiming she was hospitalized for a “mental breakdown” following her stepmother, Kamala Harris’s loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff took to social media to respond to rumors of a hospital visit and mental breakdown. Days after Donald Trump’s victory over Harris in the 2024 election, Emhoff opened up about her past mental health struggles but denied the canard.